Human Trafficking: Law, Policy, and Litigation Short Course

1 credits · Law School

This course offers an in-depth analysis of human trafficking law and policy as well as practical litigation strategies for criminal prosecutions and civil litigation. Forced labor, modern-day slavery, and sex trafficking have become an increasingly lucrative crimes and a priority for governments and businesses. With real world examples, this course will examine current legal trends around prosecuting traffickers, protecting victims, and preventing the crime by changing systems to make it more difficult for traffickers to operate. Students will learn new frameworks for corporate accountability for having forced labor in supply chains, the use of sanctions to combat human rights abuses, and how US foreign policy attempts to lead on efforts to combat human trafficking. Pass/Fail. [1]